Positive action provisions of the Equality Act come into force
Implementation date: 6 April 2011
Section 159 of the Equality Act 2010, which permits employers to
treat individuals with a protected characteristic more favourably than others in
connection with recruitment or promotion, comes into force. This applies only to
candidates of equal merit and the more favourable treatment must enable or
encourage an individual to overcome or minimise a disadvantage or participate in
an activity where he or she is under-represented in that activity. Read the Equality Act
2010 and the commencement order on the UK legislation website.
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